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Motuweta
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Motuweta

Motuweta is a genus consisting of two species of tusked wētā in the family Anostostomatidae, endemic to New Zealand. The Northland tusked wētā, Anisoura nicobarica, may belong in this group, in which case the genus Motuweta would become a junior synonym of Anisoura.

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2 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Mercury Island Tusked Weta

speciesMotuweta isolata

Motuweta riparia

speciesMotuweta riparia

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 85232.